Midven invests £100,000 in Craft Dragon

Midven has announced a £100,000 investment in Craft Dragon Limited, a company which has developed a revolutionary machine for the hobbies and crafts market.

The funding for the Stoke-on-Trent-based firm comes in addition to investment from a number of other private supporters.

Craft Dragon is the inventor and manufacturer of the ImPress^TM machine. The company will use the funds to help build on its success  and expand sales in the UK, USA and Germany.

Promotional products manufacturer SPS receives Private Equity backing from Maven

Maven Capital Partners (Maven), the leading Private Equity and Alternative Asset Manager, is pleased to announce that it has led the £7.25m management buyout of SPS (EU) Limited from 4imprint Group plc

Blackpool-based SPS is a market-leading supplier in the promotional merchandise market, with over twenty years' operating history. With current turnover of £17m million the business has experienced excellent growth over recent years, stemming largely from the company's focus on new product development, innovative product sourcing, investment in branding technology and a commitment to operational and service excellence.

Calculus Capital makes private equity investment in technology SME at forefront of low-cost pensions and savings revolution

Private equity fund manager Calculus Capital has invested £2m - via its EIS Fund - into a digital administration services provider that is helping to deliver a low-cost revolution in the pensions, savings and investment industries.

Through its proprietary technology platform, Quai provides white-label administration services for personal savings products at a fraction of the costs currently borne by traditional providers.

Quai was established in 2011 by a team of former Legal and General, Brewin Dolphin and BNP Paribas Securities Services executives. The founders recognised that legislative and regulatory changes such as auto-enrolment, the Retail Distribution Review and the Solvency II Directive would fundamentally change the way wealth managers, insurers, banks and other pension and investment companies provide savings products to individuals.

Beringea invests £3 million in Disposable Cubicle Curtains Limited, trading as All In One Medical

Market leading manufacturer and distributor of disposable hospital curtains.

Beringea, the growth capital investor that manages the Proven Venture Capital Trusts, announces that it has invested £3 million in Disposable Cubicle Curtains Limited (DCCL), trading as All in One Medical. 

DCCL manufactures and distributes an evolving range of patented, best in class, disposable curtains and blinds which actively destroy deadly and harmful pathogens.  Distributed to medical institutions, DCCL's products are manufactured and shipped from its manufacturing plant in Wolverhampton, UK. Part of Beringea's investment was used by DCCL to acquire the anti-microbial biocide manufacturer Fantex UK Limited. Fantex is developing biodegradable biocides, with an exceptionally fast kill rate, for a number of applications outside of the healthcare industry including the retail sector, and are in negotiations with several high street retailers.